The Muretto Pass ( it, Passo del Muretto) (2,562 m) is a high

mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...

in the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

on the border between

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. It connects Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden with

Chiesa in Valmalenco Chiesa in Valmalenco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. The English for "Chiesa in Valmalenco" is ...

in the Italian region of

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

. The pass lies between

Monte del Forno Monte del Forno is a mountain in the Bregaglia Range (Alps), located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On its western side it overlooks the Forno Glacier The Forno Glacier ( Romansh: ''Vadrec del Forno'') is a 6 km long glacie ...

( Bregaglia Range) and

Piz Fedoz Piz Fedoz (3,190 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located south of the Maloja Pass in the canton of Graubünden. It lies on the range between the Val Forno and the Val Fedoz Val Fedoz is a side valley of the Engadin, Upper E ...

(

Bernina Range The Bernina Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. It is considered to be part of the Rhaetian Alps within the Central Eastern Alps. It is one of the highest ranges of the Alps, covered with many glaciers ...

). The pass is traversed by a trail.

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Mountain passes of Italy Mountain passes of the Alps Italy–Switzerland border crossings Mountain passes of Graubünden Bernina Range {{Sondrio-geo-stub

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